Deaf girl walking with friend struck by car in Clark County

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Deaf girl walking with friend struck by car in Clark County - Breaking News Updates from Portland and Oregon - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com

A 12-year-old deaf girl was taken by ambulance to a Portland hospital early this afternoon after being struck by a car in a rural Clark County.

Henry Von Dem Fange, Clark County Fire & Rescue spokesman, said the incident happened at 1:09 p.m. along Northeast 29th Avenue, about one block north of State Route 502. The area is about six miles west of Battle Ground.

It is not known how extensive injuries are to the girl, whose name was not disclosed. She was taken to Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center in Portland.

The woman who was driving the car stayed at the scene.

Von Dem Fange said the girl was with a schoolmate, who also is deaf. They were going to the boy's house but did not see nor hear the approaching car. Witnesses said the woman, whose name was not been disclosed, used her horn for about 200 yards as she approached the children.

The boy was not harmed, Von Dem Fange said.

The Clark County Sheriff's Office is investigating.
 
Clark County deaf girl, hit by car, recovering

Clark County deaf girl, hit by car, recovering - Breaking News Updates from Portland and Oregon - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com

A 12-year-old deaf girl was recovering from broken bones and internal injuries today after being hit by a car while walking Wednesday in a rural Clark County roadway, police said.

The girl's name was not released, but Clark County Sheriff's Deputy Alex Schoening said she is expected to survive.

Schoening said the girl was walking south in the southbound lane of Northeast 29th Avenue, which has no shoulders, just north of State Route 502 when she stepped farther into the lane as a car approached from behind. Her companion, a deaf boy, was biking south in the northbound lane.

The driver, Kristi Hegney of Yacolt honked, slowed to far below the posted 40 mph speed limit, and moved to the center of the road to give the girl "a wide berth," Schoening said.

But without looking behind her or signaling that she was going to cross the road, the girl stepped farther into the lane and in front of Hegney's vehicle, he said. The child was about a foot from the center line when she was hit about 1:10 p.m.

Hegney was not cited for the collision.
 
Ah, that's north of Vancouver, WA. I'm glad she's recovering from the accident.
 
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